purslain

It has been translated "purslain" (R.V. marg.), and the whole phrase "purslain-broth", i.e., broth made of that herb, proverbial for its insipidity; and hence an insipid discourse.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

a kind of purslain, spurge, and one or two grasses.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

Take the thickest stalks of purslain, lay them in salt and water six weeks, then take them out, put them into boiling water, and cover them well; let them hang over a slow fire till they be very green, when they are cold put them into pot, and cover them well with beer vinegar, and keep them covered close.

English Housewifery 2004

These, with a few roots of purslain which were growing at the bottom of a ravine, were all the breakfast of the 22d.

In Search of the Castaways 2003

They came back in about an hour, loaded with wild purslain, which they distributed to each of us.

Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Anonymous

They came back in about an hour, loaded with wild purslain, which they distributed to each of us.

Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. Pierre Raymond de Brisson

The second consists largely of quitch-grass, the very worst of all, and purslain or pusley, which Charles Dudley Warner has immortalized in his charming book, "My Summer in a Garden."

An Island Garden 1894

These, with a few roots of purslain which were growing at the bottom of a ravine, were all the breakfast of the 22d.

In Search of the Castaways 1873

It produces water-cresses, purslain, sorrels, turnips, and Sicilian radishes in abundance, as well as oats and clover.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Jules Verne 1866

He stoops to pull up a purslain, or a dock, that is choking the young corn, and finds there are two: close behind the last, is a third; he reaches out his hand to a fourth; behind that, are four thousand and one.

The Conduct of Life (1860) 1856